仲阳云∶咳嗽者，肺感微寒。八九月间肺气大旺，病嗽者、其病必实，非久病也，其症面赤身热痰盛，法当以葶苈
丸下之，若久嗽不可下也。冬月嗽、乃伤风咳也，当以麻黄汤汗之。有热症、面赤饮水，涎痰浓实，咽喉不利者、宜甘
桔汤。有肺盛者、咳而后喘，面肿欲饮水，有不饮水者，其身即热，以泻白散泻之。有嗽而吐涎痰乳食者、以白饼子下
之。然肺主气、应于皮毛，肺为五脏华盖，小儿感于风寒，客于皮肤，入伤肺经，微者咳嗽，重者喘急。肺伤于寒、
则嗽多痰涎，喉中鸣急。肺伤于暖、则嗽声不通壅滞。伤于寒者、必散寒邪，伤于暧者、必泄壅滞。发散属以甘辛，即
桂枝、麻黄、细辛是也，涌泄系以酸苦，即葶苈、大黄是也，更五味子、乌梅之酸，可以敛肺气，亦治咳嗽之要药也。
久嗽不已，必主惊悸顽涎，血脉灌脸，其嗽传受五脏。或吐逆，或痰涎，或厥冷，或恐悸，甚而至于眼目两眶、紫黑如
被物伤损，眼白红赤如血，谓之血眼。治之之法，当用生地黄、及湿黑豆研成膏，掩眼上，而眼肿黑自消，其血皆自眼
泪而出，真良方也，兼服麦煎散而嗽自止。久嗽成痫，当服散痫等剂。凡治嗽，先要发散寒邪，然后服宽气化痰止嗽之
药，即得痊瘥。先服九宝丸、华盖散、葶苈丸、抱龙丸，或细辛五味子汤，如有热，可服凉肺之药柴胡、黄芩等剂并泻
白散，痰多气喘，用金星丸利痰了，却服前药，后服百部丸、生犀散、天麻定喘饮，调理而安，冷症咳嗽，小青龙汤加
杏仁去麻黄，亦可服，有热及时气咳嗽，柴胡散加杏仁、五味子，柴胡石膏汤亦可，钱氏生犀散加减亦佳，有惊咳嗽、
天麻防风丸治之，惺惺散、化风丹皆可服。金沸草散、三拗汤加减，乃治伤风咳嗽之常剂也。和解汤，治四时感冒，可
加减服。
亭苈丸 治食乳冲脾，咳嗽伤风面赤，痰盛身热，喘嗽急促，化痰宽气进食。
葶苈子（隔纸略炒） 防己 黑牵牛（略炒） 杏仁（去皮尖、双仁者、同干面炒黄、别捣、各一两）
上为末，研入杏膏拌匀，取蒸枣肉和，再捣为剂，丸如麻子大，每服五丸至七丸，淡生姜汤下，乳食后、或临夜服，
量大小加减。
麻黄汤 见第五十三问。
甘桔汤 见第十一问，又名甘号散，煎服治乳嗽。
泻白散 见第八问。
白饼子 见第十四问。
麦煎散 治小儿夹惊伤寒，吐逆壮热，表里不解，气粗喘急，面赤自汗，或狂语惊叫，或不语无汗，及瘾疹遍
身赤痒，往来潮热，时行麻豆疹子，余毒未尽，浑身浮肿，痰涎咳嗽，或变急慢惊风，手足搐搦，眼目上视，及伤风头
疼并治。一方无地骨皮、赤芍药、滑石、知母，有钩藤、桔梗、川芎亦可。
滑石（半两） 地骨皮（半两） 赤芍药（半两） 石膏（半两） 白茯苓（半两） 杏仁（半两） 知母（半两）
甘草（半两） 葶苈子（半两） 人参（半两） 麻黄（去节、一两）有热加大黄。
上为末，每服一钱，麦子煎汤调下。如初生牙儿感冒风冷，鼻塞身热，喷嚏多啼，每一字、用麦子煎汤调下。
九宝饮 治小儿嗽，是肺脏感寒，须是表散了，却服嗽药。
麻黄（去节、一两） 薄荷（一两） 大腹皮（一两） 紫苏（一两） 陈皮（一两） 杏仁（一两） 肉桂（半
两） 桑白皮（炙、半两） 枳壳（半两） 甘草（二钱）
上 咀，生姜乌梅煎，冷症去薄荷，热症去肉桂。
华盖散 治肺感寒邪，咳嗽上气，胸膈烦满，项背拘急，声重鼻塞，头目昏眩，痰气不利，呀呷有声。
麻黄（去节、半两） 苏子（炒、半两） 桑皮（蜜炙、半两） 杏仁（去皮尖、炒、半两） 赤茯苓（半两） 陈
皮（去白、半两） 甘草（炙、一钱）
上为末，每服一钱，水一盏，煎五分，去滓，食后服。
细辛五味子汤 治肺经不足，胃气怯弱，或冒风邪，或停寒有饮，咳嗽喘息，不得安卧，胸满迫塞，短气减食，
干呕作热，咳唾结痰，或吐涎沫，头目昏眩，身体疼重，语声不出，痛引胸胁，不问新久，并宜服之。
细辛（去苗、一两） 半夏（汤泡、一两） 乌梅（去核、一两） 甘草（炙、一两） 罂粟壳（去蒂盖、炒、一
两半） 五味子（三两） 桑白皮（炒、二两）
上 咀，每服二钱，水一盏，生姜一片，煎六分服。
抱龙丸 见第五十一问。
金星丸 见第四十问。
百部丸 治小儿肺寒壅，咳嗽微喘有痰。幼幼方加甘草二钱半。
百部 麻黄（去节、各一两） 杏仁（四十个、去皮尖、微炒、煮三五沸研入）
上为末，炼蜜丸如芡实大，热水化下。仲阳加松子仁五十粒炒焙，更加胡桃肉极妙。
生犀散 治咳嗽，解时气痰逆喘满，心忪忡惊悸、风热。
杏仁（二钱、炒） 桔梗（二钱） 茯苓（一钱） 前胡（一钱半） 人参（一钱） 半夏（一钱） 五味子（一
钱） 甘草（一钱）
上 咀，生姜薄荷煎服。有热加羌活，或加麻黄细辛。
天麻定喘饮 治小儿喘嗽惊风。
天麻（一两） 防风（一两） 羌活（一两） 甘草（一两） 人参（半两） 桔梗（一两） 白术（一两） 川
芎（一两） 半夏曲（一两）
上锉散，每服二钱，水一盏，麦门冬十四个，煎至七分，食后服。有热去白术，加芍药枳壳。
小青龙汤 治伤寒表不解，恶寒体热，水停心下，干呕发热，咳嗽喘急。又主肺胀胸满，鼻塞清涕，咳逆上气，
喘鸣怕寒。仲景曰∶治表不解，心有水气，干呕发热而嗽，或渴、或利、或小便不通、或噎，小腹喘满。
麻黄（去节、一两） 赤芍药（三钱） 半夏（炮、三钱） 细辛（半两） 干姜（三钱） 甘草（炙、三钱） 桂
枝（去皮、三钱） 五味子（半两）
上 咀，每服三钱，水一盏，煎七分，温服。微利者去麻黄、加荛花如弹子大，炒令赤色。若噎者去麻黄、加附子
半钱炮。若小便不利者去麻黄、加茯苓一两。如喘者去麻黄、加杏仁半两，去皮尖。若渴去半夏、加栝蒌根一两半。
柴胡散 见第五十问。
柴胡石膏汤 见第五十二问。
天麻防风丸 治一切惊风，身体壮热，多睡惊悸，手足抽掣，精神昏愦，咳嗽痰涎不利。及风温邪热，并宜服
之。
天麻（一钱） 防风（一钱） 人参（一钱） 辰砂（一钱） 雄黄（一钱） 甘草（一钱、炙） 麝香（一分）
全蝎（半两、炒） 僵蚕（炒、半两） 牛黄（一分）
一方有胆南星、无麝香。
上为末，炼蜜丸如梧桐子大，每服一至二丸，薄荷汤下，不拘时。
惺惺散 见第五十问。
化风丹 见第十九问。
金沸草散 治伤风痰盛，头目昏痛，颈项强急，往来寒热，肢体烦疼，胸膈满痛，咳嗽喘逆，涕唾稠粘。及时
行寒疫，壮热恶风。
荆芥穗（四两） 前胡（去芦、三两） 麻黄（去节、三两） 旋复花（三两） 甘草（三两、炙） 半夏（制、
一两） 赤芍药（一两）
上锉，每服二钱，水一盏，生姜二片，枣一个，煎六分，去滓温服不拘时。有寒邪、则汗出恶风，加杏仁、北五味。
又方名加减金沸草散 治伤寒中脘有痰，令人壮热头疼，筋脉紧急，时发寒热，皆类伤风，但不头疼为异耳。
前胡（三两） 旋复花（三两） 荆芥穗（四两） 赤茯苓（一两） 细辛（一两） 甘草（炙、一两） 半夏（洗
净、姜汁浸制、切、一两）
上为末，每服一钱，水一盏，生姜一片，枣二个，煎六分，去滓热服，未愈再服。
三拗汤 治感冒风邪，鼻塞声重，语音不出，或伤风伤冷，头疼目眩，四肢拘急，咳嗽多痰，胸满气短。
麻黄（不去节） 杏仁（不去皮尖） 甘草（生用、各等分）
上 咀，每服三钱，水一盏，生姜三片，煎至六分，去滓温服，取汗为度。一方加荆芥、桔梗，嗽甚加五味子、细
辛、各减半。又方麻黄去节，杏仁去皮尖，甘草炙，名三和汤，治喘嗽尤妙，加减在乎活法，有热加前胡，伤风加荆芥，
有痰加半夏。
和解汤 治小儿四时感冒寒邪，壮热烦躁，鼻塞多涕，惊悸自汗，肢体疼痛。及疮疹已发未发，皆可服之。
羌活（一两） 防风（一两） 川芎（一两） 人参（一两） 干葛（半两） 升麻（半两） 甘草（半两） 芍
药（半两）
上 咀，每服三钱，水一盏，生姜一片，枣一个，煎至六分，不拘时服。无汗加麻黄。咳嗽者，加杏仁、五味子、
桔梗。
Lu Zhongyang stated: Cough (Ke Sou) is caused by the Lung (Fei) being affected by slight cold evil (Han Xie). In the eighth and ninth lunar months, Lung Qi (Fei Qi) is at its peak; coughs occurring then are necessarily excess syndromes (Shi Zheng), not chronic conditions. Symptoms include a red face, body heat, and profuse phlegm. The treatment principle should be to purge using Tingli Wan (Descurainia Seed Pill). If it is a chronic cough, purging must not be used. Coughs in winter belong to wind-cold cough (Shang Feng Ke) and should be treated with Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) to induce sweating. If there are heat symptoms, such as a red face, thirst, thick and solid saliva and phlegm, and throat discomfort, Gan Jie Tang (Licorice and Platycodon Decoction) is suitable. For Lung excess (Fei Sheng), characterized by cough followed by wheezing, facial edema, thirst or lack thereof, and body heat, Xie Bai San (Drain the White Powder) should be used to clear Lung heat. For cough accompanied by vomiting of saliva, phlegm, or undigested milk/food, Bai Bing Zi (White Cake Pill) should be used for purging.
However, the Lung governs Qi and corresponds to the skin and hair (Pi Mao). The Lung is the canopy of the five Zang organs (Wu Zang Hua Gai). When children contract wind-cold, the pathogen lodges in the skin and enters the Lung meridian. Mild cases present with cough; severe cases present with wheezing and urgency. Lung injury by cold leads to cough with much phlegm and rapid rattling in the throat. Lung injury by warmth leads to obstructed and stagnant cough sounds. Cold injury requires dispersing cold evil; warmth injury requires draining stagnation. Dispersing methods use acrid-sweet herbs like Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig), Mahuang (Ephedra), and Xixin (Asarum). Purging/drainage methods use sour-bitter herbs like Tingli (Descurainia Seed) and Dahuang (Rhubarb). Additionally, the sourness of Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry) and Wumei (Mume Fruit) can astringe Lung Qi and is also an essential herb for treating cough.
Chronic cough that does not resolve will inevitably lead to fright palpitations (Jing Ji) and stubborn phlegm, with blood vessels engorging the face. The cough may transmit to the five Zang organs, presenting as vomiting, excessive phlegm, cold extremities, or fear and palpitations. In severe cases, the eye sockets turn purple-black as if bruised, and the whites of the eyes become red like blood, termed "Blood Eye" (Xue Yan). The treatment is to apply a paste made from Sheng Dihuang (Rehmannia Root) and wet black soybeans to the eyes; the swelling and darkness will subside, and the blood will discharge with tears. This is an excellent prescription. Concurrently administering Mai Jian San (Wheat Decoction) will stop the cough. Chronic cough developing into epilepsy should be treated with anti-epileptic formulas. Generally, treating cough requires first dispersing cold evil, then administering Qi-regulating, phlegm-resolving, and cough-stopping medicines for recovery. Initial options include Jiu Bao Wan (Nine Treasures Pill), Hua Gai San (Canopy Powder), Tingli Wan, Bao Long Wan (Dragon-Holding Pill), or Xixin Wuweizi Tang (Asarum and Schisandra Decoction). If heat is present, Lung-cooling agents like Chaihu (Bupleurum) and Huangqin (Scutellaria) or Xie Bai San may be used. For profuse phlegm and wheezing, use Jinxing Wan (Golden Star Pill) to drain phlegm first, then administer the aforementioned medicines. Subsequently, Baibu Wan (Stemona Pill), Sheng Xi San (Raw Rhinoceros Horn Powder), or Tianma Dingchuan Yin (Gastrodia Anti-Wheezing Drink) may be taken to regulate and restore peace. For cold-type cough, Xiao Qinglong Tang (Minor Blue Dragon Decoction) with Xingren (Apricot Kernel) added and Mahuang removed is applicable. For heat or seasonal epidemic cough, Chai Hu San (Bupleurum Powder) with Xingren and Wuweizi added, or Chaihu Shigao Tang (Bupleurum and Gypsum Decoction) may be used. Qian's Sheng Xi San with modifications is also good. For cough due to fright, Tianma Fangfeng Wan (Gastrodia and Saposhnikovia Pill) treats it; Xingxing San (Awakening Powder) and Hua Feng Dan (Wind-Dissolving Pellet) are also acceptable. Jin Fei Cao San (Golden Fern Leaf Powder) and San Ao Tang (Three Unfreezing Decoction) with modifications are standard prescriptions for wind-cold cough. Hejie Tang (Harmonizing Decoction) treats four-season cold invasions and can be modified.
Tingli Wan: Treats cough and wind-cold with red face and profuse phlegm caused by milk impacting the Spleen (Pi), reducing body heat, relieving urgent wheezing, resolving phlegm, regulating Qi, and promoting appetite.
Ingredients: Tingli Zi (Descurainiae Semen, lightly fried between paper), Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Heiqianniu (Pharbitidis Semen, lightly fried), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen, peeled and tipped, double-kernel variety, fried yellow with dry flour, pounded separately, each 1 liang).
Preparation: Grind into powder, mix with Apricot Paste, combine with steamed jujube flesh, pound into pills the size of sesame seeds. Take 5-7 pills per dose, washed down with light ginger soup, after feeding or before bed, adjusting dosage according to age.
Ma Huang Tang: See Question 53.
Gan Jie Tang: See Question 11, also known as Gan Hao San, decocted and taken to treat infant cough.
Xie Bai San: See Question 8.
Bai Bing Zi: See Question 14.
Mai Jian San: Treats pediatric cold damage with fright, vomiting, high fever, unresolved exterior and interior pathogens, coarse breathing, wheezing, red face, spontaneous sweating, delirium, screaming, muteness without sweat, generalized erythematous pruritic macules, alternating tidal fever, seasonal measles-like rashes, residual toxins, generalized edema, phlegm-cough, or transformation into acute/chronic convulsions with limb spasms, upward gaze, and wind-cold headache. Alternative formula omits Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Chishao Yao (Paeoniae Rubra Radix), Huashi (Talcum), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma); includes Gouteng (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma).
Ingredients: Huashi (0.5 liang), Digupi (0.5 liang), Chishao Yao (0.5 liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 0.5 liang), Baifuling (Poria, 0.5 liang), Xingren (0.5 liang), Zhimu (0.5 liang), Gancao (Licoriza Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 liang), Tingli Zi (0.5 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, 0.5 liang), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, de-jointed, 1 liang). Add Dahuang if heat is present.
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with wheat decoction. For newborns with wind-cold invasion, nasal congestion, fever, sneezing, and crying, take 1 zi amount mixed with wheat decoction.
Jiu Bao Yin: Treats pediatric cough due to Lung cold invasion. The exterior must be resolved first, then cough medicines administered.
Ingredients: Mahuang (de-jointed, 1 liang), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, 1 liang), Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpii Pericarpium, 1 liang), Zisu (Perillae Folium, 1 liang), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 1 liang), Xingren (1 liang), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex, 0.5 liang), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex, processed, 0.5 liang), Zhiqiao (Aurantii Fructus, 0.5 liang), Gancao (2 qian).
Preparation: Cut into pieces, decoct with Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) and Wumei. Remove Bohe for cold syndromes; remove Rougui for heat syndromes.
Hua Gai San: Treats Lung cold invasion, cough with rebellious Qi, chest and diaphragm fullness/distension, neck and back stiffness, heavy voice, nasal congestion, dizziness, difficult phlegm-Qi, and audible wheezing.
Ingredients: Mahuang (de-jointed, 0.5 liang), Suzi (Perillae Fructus, fried, 0.5 liang), Sangpi (Mulberry Bark, honey-fried, 0.5 liang), Xingren (peeled/tipped, fried, 0.5 liang), Chifuling (Red Poria, 0.5 liang), Chenpi (peeled white, 0.5 liang), Gancao (processed, 1 qian).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take 1 qian per dose, decocted in one cup of water to half volume, strain, take after meals.
Xixin Wuweizi Tang: Treats Lung deficiency, weak Stomach Qi, wind invasion, or retained cold with fluid retention, causing cough, wheezing, inability to lie flat, chest fullness/oppression, shortness of breath, reduced appetite, dry retching, fever, sticky sputum, salivary foam, dizziness, heavy body pain, loss of voice, pain radiating to chest/hypochondrium. Suitable for both new and chronic cases.
Ingredients: Xixin (de-tipped, 1 liang), Banxia (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, soaked in hot water, 1 liang), Wumei (pitted, 1 liang), Gancao (processed, 1 liang), Yingsuke (Papaveris Pericarpium, de-stemmed/capped, fried, 1.5 liang), Wuweizi (3 liang), Sangbaipi (fried, 2 liang).
Preparation: Cut into pieces. Take 2 qian per dose, decocted in one cup of water with one slice of ginger to 60% volume.
Bao Long Wan: See Question 51.
Jinxing Wan: See Question 40.
Baibu Wan: Treats pediatric Lung cold obstruction, mild cough with wheezing and phlegm. *Youyou Fang* adds Gancao (2.5 qian).
Ingredients: Baibu (Stemonae Radix), Mahuang (de-jointed, each 1 liang), Xingren (40 kernels, peeled/tipped, lightly fried, boiled 3-5 boils, then pounded).
Preparation: Grind into powder, refine honey into pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Dissolve in hot water before taking. Lu Zhongyang suggests adding 50 fried Songziren (Pine Seeds) and Walnut Meat for superior effect.
Sheng Xi San: Treats cough, resolves seasonal epidemic phlegm-rebellion/wheezing/fullness, heart palpitations/fright, and wind-heat.
Ingredients: Xingren (2 qian, fried), Jiegeng (2 qian), Fuling (Poria, 1 qian), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix, 1.5 qian), Renshen (1 qian), Banxia (1 qian), Wuweizi (1 qian), Gancao (1 qian).
Preparation: Cut into pieces, decoct with Shengjiang and Bohe. Add Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) for heat, or add Mahuang and Xixin.
Tianma Dingchuan Yin: Treats pediatric wheezing, cough, and fright-wind.
Ingredients: Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, 1 liang), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, 1 liang), Qianghuo (1 liang), Gancao (1 liang), Renshen (0.5 liang), Jiegeng (1 liang), Baizhu (Atractodis Rhizoma, 1 liang), Chuanxiong (1 liang), Banxiaqu (Pinelliae Fermentatum, 1 liang).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Take 2 qian per dose, decocted in one cup of water with 14 Maidong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) to 70% volume, take after meals. Remove Baizhu and add Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix) and Zhiqiao for heat.
Xiao Qinglong Tang: Treats unresolvied exterior cold damage, aversion to cold, body heat, fluid retention under the heart, dry retching, fever, cough, and urgent wheezing. Also treats Lung distension with chest fullness, nasal congestion with clear discharge, rebellious cough/Qi, wheezing with sound, and fear of cold. Zhang Zhongjing stated: Treats unresolvied exterior with Water Qi (fluid retention) in the heart, dry retching, fever, and cough, or thirst, diarrhea, urinary difficulty, or dysphagia, with lower abdominal wheezing/fullness.
Ingredients: Mahuang (de-jointed, 1 liang), Chishao Yao (3 qian), Banxia (processed, 3 qian), Xixin (0.5 liang), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, 3 qian), Gancao (processed, 3 qian), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, peeled, 3 qian), Wuweizi (0.5 liang).
Preparation: Cut into pieces. Take 3 qian per dose, decocted in one cup of water to 70% volume, take warm. If mild diarrhea, remove Mahuang, add Raohua (Edgeworthia Papposa) the size of a bullet, fried red. If dysphagia, remove Mahuang, add Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) 0.5 qian (processed). If urinary difficulty, remove Mahuang, add Fuling (1 liang). If wheezing, remove Mahuang, add Xingren (0.5 liang, peeled/tipped). If thirsty, remove Banxia, add Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix) 1.5 liang.
Chai Hu San: See Question 50.
Chaihu Shigao Tang: See Question 52.
Tianma Fangfeng Wan: Treats all types of fright-wind, high fever, excessive sleep with fright/palpitations, limb spasms, mental confusion, cough with difficult phlegm. Also suitable for wind-warmth and evil heat.
Ingredients: Tianma (1 qian), Fangfeng (1 qian), Renshen (1 qian), Chensha (Cinnabar, 1 qian), Xionghuang (Realgar, 1 qian), Gancao (processed, 1 qian), Shexiang (Musk, 1 fen), Quanxie (Scorpio, fried, 0.5 liang), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, fried, 0.5 liang), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, 1 fen).
Alternative formula has Danshennanxing (Arisaema cum Bile) and no Shexiang.
Preparation: Grind into powder, refine honey into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 1-2 pills per dose, washed down with mint tea, anytime.
Xingxing San: See Question 50.
Hua Feng Dan: See Question 19.
Jin Fei Cao San: Treats wind-cold with profuse phlegm, dizziness/headache, stiff neck, alternating chills/fever, limb pain, chest/diaphragm fullness/pain, cough/rebellious wheezing, thick sputum. Also treats seasonal cold epidemics with high fever and wind aversion.
Ingredients: Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica, 4 liang), Qianhu (de-rhizome, 3 liang), Mahuang (de-jointed, 3 liang), Xuanjinhua (Inulae Flos, 3 liang), Gancao (processed, 3 liang), Banxia (processed, 1 liang), Chishao Yao (1 liang).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Take 2 qian per dose, decocted in one cup of water with 2 slices of ginger and 1 jujube to 60% volume, strain, take warm anytime. If cold evil causes sweating and wind aversion, add Xingren and Bei Wuwei.
Another formula named Modified Jin Fei Cao San: Treats cold damage with phlegm in the middle jiao, causing high fever, headache, muscle tension, intermittent chills/fever resembling wind-cold but distinguished by absence of headache.
Ingredients: Qianhu (3 liang), Xuanjinhua (3 liang), Jingjie Sui (4 liang), Chifuling (1 liang), Xixin (1 liang), Gancao (processed, 1 liang), Banxia (washed, soaked in ginger juice, cut, 1 liang).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take 1 qian per dose, decocted in one cup of water with 1 slice of ginger and 2 jujubes to 60% volume, strain, take hot. Repeat if not cured.
San Ao Tang: Treats wind-cold invasion, nasal congestion, heavy voice, muteness, or wind-cold injury causing headache, dizziness, limb stiffness, cough with phlegm, chest fullness, shortness of breath.
Ingredients: Mahuang (not de-jointed), Xingren (not peeled/tipped), Gancao (raw, equal parts).
Preparation: Cut into pieces. Take 3 qian per dose, decocted in one cup of water with 3 slices of ginger to 60% volume, strain, take warm. Induce sweating as the goal. Another version adds Jingjie and Jiegeng; for severe cough, add Wuweizi and Xixin (halved). Another variant: Mahuang de-jointed, Xingren peeled/tipped, Gancao processed, named San He Tang (Three Harmonies Decoction), excellent for wheezing/cough. Modifications depend on flexibility: add Qianhu for heat, Jingjie for wind-cold, Banxia for phlegm.
Hejie Tang: Treats pediatric four-season cold damage with high fever, irritability, nasal congestion, runny nose, fright, palpitations, spontaneous sweating, limb pain. Also suitable for chickenpox/rash whether erupted or not.
Ingredients: Qianghuo (1 liang), Fangfeng (1 liang), Chuanxiong (1 liang), Renshen (1 liang), Gange (Kudzu Root, 0.5 liang), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 0.5 liang), Gancao (0.5 liang), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, 0.5 liang).
Preparation: Cut into pieces. Take 3 qian per dose, decocted in one cup of water with 1 slice of ginger and 1 jujube to 60% volume, take anytime. Add Mahuang if no sweat. For cough, add Xingren, Wuweizi, and Jiegeng.